Make yourself familiar
with the angels, and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen they are present with you.
-St. Francis de Sales

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Improvising

Yesterday's delivery of the ripple ghan and night shirt was a hit along with an unexpected delight. Usually when I wrap something like the night shirt I like to tie a pretty ribbon around it and thought a bright pink would be nice, however, none to be found among the

ribbons I had. So I improvised, and I think this is something that I will be doing again. Using the same pink from the ripple ghan, I made a puff flower from a pattern I had, then taking two strands of yarn, I chained a length to fit around the night shirt and pulled through the flower into a bow. My DIL loved it. She may attach it to the ghan, she may use it as a head band.

I'm thinking there are endless possibilites now for embelishing packages and gifts. Ahhh, isn't crocheting just grand! And the nicest part, I had someone who truly appreciated these labors of love.
Smiling large.

I'm glad your DIL is appreciative of your handiwork, too. (The puff flower decoration is simply brilliant!) Crocheting truly is such a joy, all the time, but when it can make someone else smile, too, it becomes more than a gift.

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen's Prayer for Spiritual Adoption

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you very much. I beg you to spare the life of the preborn child that I have spiritually adopted who is in danger of abortion.

Glory of The Season

Almighty God, Father of allnations,For freedom you have set usfree in Christ Jesus.We praise you and bless youfor the gift of religious liberty,The foundation of humanrights, justice, and the common good.Grant to our leaders thewisdom to protect and promote our liberties;By your grace may we havethe courage to defend them,For ourselves and for allthose who live in this blessed land.We ask this through theintercession of Mary Immaculate, our patroness,And in the name of yourSon, our Lord, Jesus Christ,In the unity of the HolySpirit,With whom you live andreign, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Today is special ...

Today is God's gift to you, how you use it is your gift to God

Before the Threshold of My Day

I've much to do today, dear Lord,But let me kneel a bitBefore the threshold of my dayThat I may enter itWith mind serene andheart made freshwith fragrant heavenly dew.That every moment of the dayI'll be reflecting you.

May today there be peace within.
May you trust that you are exactly
where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities
that are born of faith in yourself and others.
May you use the gifts that you have received,
and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content with yourself just the way
you are.

Let this knowledge settle into your bones,
and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance,
praise and love. It is there for each and
every one of us.